Chapter 152 Village Meeting
When the village chief came, Ye's father just came back from the back mountain.
We hired a professional construction team and built the house quickly. The walls have been built and we are now preparing to build the second floor.
The design drawings that Ye Zhen provided were very beautiful. The house had a large space, good lighting, and was planned to have three floors, so there would be enough room for Ye's father and his family to come and live here in the future.
When he came back to get tools, he happened to meet the village chief at the door. Dad Ye was very puzzled. What was the matter that the village chief looked for him every few days?
Don't mention it, there really is something going on.
"Don't do that!" Dad Ye refused immediately.
When Ye's father heard the village chief tell him that Wanmao Supermarket wanted to rent land in the village, he was very opposed to it.
"When we rent out the land, we are actually working for them. Once we rent it out, the crops grown on it are no longer ours."
It's not worth the rent, is it?
The village chief should be able to think of what he can think of. Besides, when the village was poor before, they might have agreed to rent it out for the sake of rent. Now that the villagers are looking forward to planting more strawberries next year, how could they agree?
"Of course I won't agree." Land is now a treasure that makes money in the village. Who would be so desperate as to rent out the land?
"Then why are you looking for me today?" Ye's father asked puzzledly.
"It's like this. Wanmao Supermarket wants to buy vegetables and strawberries from our village. I thought they came to you to buy before. Why did they suddenly ask the village? I want to ask about the situation. Are you guys no longer cooperating?"
It's ok that you came here to buy strawberries, but the vegetables in the village are just ordinary farm vegetables, not as good as those of the Ye family.
Ye's father actually didn't know much either, so he could only respond:
"We are still cooperating, but my family has closed the garden, so we don't have many vegetables. Strawberries are sold in the village, so we haven't asked them to purchase them." Father Ye called Wang Xin and told him about the closing of the garden.
The village chief looked as if to see what was going on, but then hesitated: "The vegetables in this village are not that good? I heard that the other party is an imported supermarket, how could they be interested in our village's vegetables?" After all, vegetables in the countryside will still be infested with insects, so they will still be sprayed with pesticides, but just in very small amounts.
The standards of imported supermarkets can’t be that low, right? The village chief wondered uncertainly.
But in fact, the price offered by the other party was really high, only slightly lower than the original purchase price from the Ye family. The village chief was actually very tempted, but was afraid that Ye Zhen's family would think too much, so he came to ask.
Father Ye didn't care: "If they come to buy it, we can sell it! Our village can also make some extra money."
After hearing this, the village chief knew what was going on. As long as the Ye family didn't care, could he still push the money away?
"By the way, village chief, if the other party wants to rent land, they should inform the village. I'm afraid some people who are not in the village will be approached and fooled into renting land without knowing the situation. It would be bad."
"Ye Zi has used his connections to get the watermelon seedlings and potted flower and grass seedlings, but we need some flower pots to cultivate potted plants, so our village needs to order a batch online."
Dad Ye also mentioned what Ye Zhen had told him. Time waits for no one. The Spring Festival is just a few months away. The village can take advantage of this time to grow more seedlings for planting.
He also talked about the characteristics of these potted plants, which were easy to plant and grew quickly. Finally, he reminded the village chief not to let people from other villages know, after all, there were not many potted seedlings.
When the village chief heard that potted plants were easy to plant and divide into pots, his eyes lit up surprisingly and he smiled so hard that his teeth popped out.
"Okay! I'll hold a meeting for the village when I get back, and everyone will attend."
The village loudspeaker sounded, and the notice that the village chief requested a meeting spread throughout the village, leaving the villagers confused.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know. The village chief will tell me when we go to the meeting later."
"Can we continue to grow strawberries? I just saw the village chief coming out of Ye Minghai's house. I wonder if there is any good news."
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The villagers came to the meeting place in groups of three or five. This was a meeting for the whole village and there were many people.
The village chief stood on the high platform, holding up a loud speaker and talking about the land lease, and finally reminded again and again:
"Everyone knows the land leasing issue. Don't rent it out to anyone. We'll have a big push next year."
After a pause, the village chief continued, "If you want to rent the land, I won't stop you. This is just a suggestion."
After all, some people would rather be lazy than work in the fields. Those who moved out of the village but did not change their household registration and were unwilling to come back to live, left their land idle and wanted to rent it out, and the village chief did not stop them.
As soon as this was said, there was a buzz of discussion below, and someone laughed and shouted:
"Who's that stupid?"
Now everyone is eager to get more good land so that they can continue to work hard and make money next year? Now that good times are coming, who would sell the golden goose that lays eggs?
This is not stupid, this is foolish!
The village chief smiled with satisfaction, and the two young masters spread out their hands and pressed them down. The people below gradually stopped talking, so he continued:
"There is one more thing. Ye Minghai's Ye finally bought some good seeds, including watermelon seeds and flower pot seedlings. I will mark the prices later. Anyone who wants to plant can sign up."
The villagers below were very surprised. Someone immediately raised his hand and said, "Village chief, I'll sign up. I want to plant five acres of watermelons and other potted plants as well."
His family has a lot of mountains, which is just right for growing watermelons, and fields for growing strawberries.
"Village Chief, I want to plant too!"
"Me too, I'll sign up later."
The village chief understood everyone's anxiety and excitement. When the villagers began to calm down, his expression gradually became serious:
"One more thing. These seeds are not easy to buy. The experts specially selected the seeds and seedlings according to the village environment. They can adapt to our village, so they grow fast and well! But the quantity is not large. You must not show off just because you have a little money and talk nonsense to others with your mouth like a loud speaker."
The village chief warned seriously: "I tell you, there are not many seeds to begin with. If someone spreads the word, people from other villages will come to buy seeds. What advantage will our village have in the future? Can we still make money first? No! Anyway, you should think about the consequences!"
At this point, the village chief calmed down and said earnestly: "I know everyone has relatives and brothers and sisters. I can understand that you want to help, but how can we help when we haven't even established ourselves?"
"In short, when there are more people planting, do you still want to sell it at the same price as now? It's impossible!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers' minds suddenly became clear.
Some plans to buy seedlings and seeds for relatives have been completely extinguished.
People are selfish. Now that they finally have hope, no one would want to go back to living a poor life.
Just like the village chief said, if everyone grows the same thing, will the price still remain as high as it is now?
Didn’t you see that the oranges grown by Ye Dajun’s family all rotted on the trees and in the fields, and it took them several years to barely make back their investment?
The villagers thought that instead of helping others, it would be better to help themselves first. It is always better for others to suffer than for themselves.
Thinking of this, everyone tacitly agreed to protect the seedlings from being leaked.
Compared with one's own interests, that little bit of friendship between relatives is not worth mentioning at all!
Ye Zhen stood in the audience and watched the changes in everyone's thoughts.
No matter how special the things we grow in the future are, we don’t have to worry about someone spreading the news.
As soon as the meeting was over, the villagers immediately lined up to register. After Ye Zhen gave the village chief the list of sapling types and prices he had prepared, he went back first.
Looking at the situation in the village, there must be a lot of people who want seedlings. I should go back and continue to grow seedlings!
Zhang Shuiying wrote down the varieties and quantities she wanted to plant. Her grandchildren stood with her. When she turned around and didn't see her daughter-in-law, she asked the two children:
"Where's your mom? Why can't I see her?"
Ye Tao's face was calm, "I went to the county again."
Zhang Shuiying's eyes widened. "Playing mahjong again?"
He cursed, "What a damn thing! It's useless!"
Grandson Ye Chen nodded helplessly. His mother was always like this. She would abandon her children and not care about anything at home. She just liked to play cards. She didn't come home for the past few days, and no one knew how long she would take to come back this time.
Fortunately, Taozi and I live in the school dormitory, so grandma is there for us when we come back.
"This damn thing! I'd rather beat her to death playing cards! She never comes home every day!" Zhang Shuiying gritted her teeth.
"Just study hard, you don't have to worry about the family matters." Zhang Shuiying comforted, "If you need money, tell grandma. Grandma has money."
Ye Tao and her brother looked at each other and said with determination:
"Grandma! We want to grow some watermelons too!" Judging from the way her mother plays mahjong, she doesn't know if she will have enough living expenses in the future.
They were not allowed to bring cell phones to school, and their living expenses were given by their father to their mother. The living expenses given last semester were always not enough, and the two of them could not get enough to eat at school.
This time the village chief said that watermelons are easy to grow, and they can be sold to the whole village after planting. They don’t have to worry about sales, and it’s good for them to earn some living expenses.
Anyway, the vegetable garden at home is owned by her and her brother, and her grandmother usually helps to look after it. It’s no use relying on her mother.
Zhang Shuiying waved her hand and disagreed: "You are still children, just go to school well."
"We planted the vegetable garden at home, so it shouldn't be difficult to grow watermelons. We just need to trouble grandma to look after us after we go to school. We will come back during the holidays."
"Yes, grandma, it's okay for us to earn some living expenses ourselves, so that my mom won't always give us enough. We both dare not eat too much at school." Ye Tao looked pitiful.
Zhang Shuiying thought about it and agreed. As the saying goes, daughters-in-law are unreliable, and only grandchildren can stand up.
Besides, she is always watching over the land, so there is no need to worry about any problems. Besides, this is also a good way to make money.
When Yongzi comes back after the Chinese New Year, don’t go out next year. Take good care of your wife. Staying at home and farming is better than working!
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